"Coming to LPL, my only goal is to win the championship. Apart from that, I don't ask for anything else."
On the gradually brightening screen, Smeb, wearing the EDG team uniform, stared quietly at the distant sky.
He looked serious and calm.
"I believe we can get the No. 1 seed in the summer season, win the LPL championship, and challenge the world championship with this status."
The promotional video begins with the top laners of both teams.
After Smeb came to LPL, he now has a lot of fans.
Because he rarely causes any trouble in private, he spends his days training and resting, and he almost never gets sick during competitions.
Naturally, it was also recognized by fans.
"Smeb is a very strong top laner, but we also have reasons why we cannot lose. No matter what, it will not be easy to surpass WE."
Wearing the WE team uniform, 957 faced the camera and pushed his glasses calmly.
Although he attaches great importance to Smeb, 957 also has his own pride.
When did he start playing professionally?
I’m almost done with college!
However, even so, he quickly became one of the best top laners in LPL and even the top domestic top laner.
For 957, he is as confident in himself as anyone else.
He can play as a blue-collar player, and he is not afraid of carrying the top lane.
Want to win?
Get over my Kled first!
"It feels very tense, WE."
In the RNG base, Uzi was also watching this game.
His feelings towards Xu Yuan are rather complicated.
It’s not that I hate him, after all, no one did anything to him.
But Xu Yuan’s fans are so annoying!
Uzi is well aware that many of Xu Yuan’s fans are his haters.
This made Uzi feel very aggrieved.
I didn't do anything. I just played professionally. Who did I offend?
The thought that if Xu Yuan gets the number one seed, he might be scolded by his fans again.
Even Uzi's expression looked bad.
Just at this moment a barrage of comments floated over.
"Hahaha, bathing dog, what will you do if Yuan Shen wins both the spring and summer championships this year?"
This was like a spark hitting a barrel of explosives. Uzi seemed to have received a huge stimulus and his face turned red all of a sudden.
"What does it have to do with me whether he wins the championship or not?"
"Hey, is there anyone who can blast him? This guy is so disgusting."
"Besides, even if he won, so what? Yes, I don't have an LPL championship."
"But I made it to the finals of the World Championship when I was seventeen, what about him?"
Uzi actually knows that saying this will create trouble.
But what these people said was really disgusting, and he could hardly control his emotions.
Ever since his time in SHR, Uzi has never needed to consider other people's feelings, and it has always been others who have to accommodate him.
Shenchao, Tabe, Lu Benwei, Spider-Man.
Basically.
Because he is the youngest and his talent is indeed very high.
Of course, Uzi himself has a good temper, otherwise Shenchao and the others would not become friends with him.
When he is angry, he is like two completely different people from when he is not angry.
In simple terms, sometimes when you are drunk, you speak without thinking.
After saying this, Uzi added another sentence.
"Don't keep talking nonsense. As professional players, both he and I want to win the championship. There's nothing to fight about. Xu Yuan is also very strong. I think he really has a chance to win the championship in the future."
As a top AD, Uzi recognizes Xu Yuan's abilities.
He is a very arrogant person.
But Xu Yuan has indeed gained his recognition.
However, no one paid attention to what he added at this time.
The haters and marketing accounts have already started to post his previous remarks on Tieba and Bilibili.
"Uzi: I made it to the S-League finals when I was 17 years old. What about Xu Yuan?"
This post immediately became popular on the anti-stress forum.
After all, as the designated experience book for the anti-bar, even if Uzi farts, there will still be people carrying it and reading it.
"Xu Yuan is not even 18 yet. I wonder, what will happen if he makes it to the finals this year?"
"Haha, you're daydreaming again? You stinky top eight should first think about how to break through to the top four!"
"Crazy! Brother Uzi actually dared to say that he and Xu Yuan are not at the same level. I remember that RNG was captured by EDG three times in spring and summer combined, right? How dare you say that? The bottom lane was blown up every time."
"Don't be so mean. We could have captured the fourth time, but we didn't beat WE. It's a bit embarrassing."
"Handsome Xu Yuan beats Uzi Jing three times?"
"Isn't it Ximen Yuan who is meeting Pan Jinzi at night?"
"You're a bit too stupid for that one, delete it now."
"It's a pity that we can't face RNG in MSI, otherwise EDG might have captured RNG five times in spring and summer this year. What a pity."
"Don't be so arrogant, you bastards. I'm already looking forward to seeing you guys get kicked out in the quarterfinals!"
At this moment, the promotional videos of both sides' ADs were being played on the scene.
On the screen, there is a subway station with people constantly moving around.
Xu Yuan slowly took off his hood, and a black figure stood in front of him.
This figure is made based on deft's body shape.
Xu Yuan gently stretched out his hand and waved away the crowd.
There was only calmness and determination on Junxiu's face.
"I will do better."
"I will win the summer season championship and become the No. 1 seed that brings hope to the LPL."
"I will protect everything of EDG."
"I will lead EDG to the quarterfinals."
"With all the expectations of EDG and LPL, we will crush all LCK teams under our feet."
"LPL has never won even once before, but..."
“That’s because I haven’t debuted yet.”
He raised his feet and walked forward calmly but seriously.
The figure gradually disappeared from the camera, heading towards the unknown distance.
In the darkness, only the ID behind him was flashing a faint light.
EDG.Savior!
"Now, here I come."
The calm and confident words became the final voice.
He is the only professional player whose official LPL used special effects in this promotional video.
The current head of Tencent Esports is very aware of Xu Yuan’s huge commercial value, and is also very clear about what kind of preferential treatment he should receive.
This promotional video was commissioned by him.
"Savior!!"
"Abyss God!!!"
Below the stage, the cheers were almost deafening.
The audience stared at the screen without blinking, and watched reluctantly as Xu Yuan's screen switched to the next contestant.
Since the birth of LPL, no professional player has ever said such a thing!
He said he wanted to lead his team into the quarterfinals.
He said he wanted to protect everything of his team.
He said that he would bring the expectations of LPL and trample all LCK teams under his feet.
He is only seventeen years old!
Even though it was just polite talk, the LPL audience was still excited.
They are willing to believe!
LPL has been longing for a possibility for too long!
It was so long that they could no longer endure the long night.
At this time, a contestant named Xu Yuan stood up.
He said, "Leave it to me."
He is very immature and not yet an adult .
But he is already the FMVP of MSI, and he was the one who killed Skateboard Shoes with a pentakill and led EDG to slaughter SKT in the Intercontinental Championship!
He was never afraid of anything.
Although they are young shoulders, they want to support the LPL.
Who can not like such a player?
Not every contestant dares to say such things!
Because once they lose, Han Za's counterattack will be extremely fierce.
However, Xu Yuan just said it.
That's why they are willing to believe him.
LPL has no hope? Then let me do it.
Lee Sang-hyuk was able to help LCK win its first LCK S championship even though the S1 champions went to Europe and the United States and the S2 champion went to LMS.
Then, Xu Yuan felt that he could do the same.
You can go to Hei, and you can also go to Yuan!
"No matter how EDG performs this year, I believe Yuan Shen will definitely be the one who tries the hardest."
"He seemed to have said from the beginning that he wanted to be the hope of LPL, and now he has stood on the stage of the summer finals, and this is only the first year!"
"Even if we lose this year, as long as Abyss God is here, I always believe there is hope!"
The comments on the barrage also became unusually serious.
Even those who hated Xu Yuan had to admit that his words were very beautiful.
He said he would work hard for LPL, why can you criticize him?
Except for the broken-down Han Za who was cursing, even the dog blows were quiet now.
Today's dog-whistle is absolutely incompatible with Korean comedy.
After all, Uzi hasn't retired yet, so there is still hope.
Only when Uzi retires will the fans join the Korean idiots and think that LPL is hopeless.
Why?
Because Uzi retired!
The logic is perfect.
As the promotional video came to an end, the contestants appeared one by one to the sound of moving and emotional music.
The audience is waiting for that person.
Without letting them wait too long, Xu Yuan appeared in the EDG team with a smile on his face.
Coming to the finals again, Xu Yuan’s mentality was completely different from the previous spring game.
EDG's top lane has received huge reinforcements, and now they are really in their best form this year.
He no longer had the hesitation he once had.
Countless cheers were like flowers in a riot of colour, but the young man just waved his hand slightly, not caring at all.
By the time he sat in the contestant seat, Xu Yuan's expression had changed from indifferent to completely serious.
Abu calmly went to toss a coin with Hongmi.
The red and blue sides do not have such an impact on the situation now, and for EDG, they are confident that they can play on either side.
The only difference is which side is easier to fight.
So I don’t particularly care about this.
Abu is naturally calm.
As the coin fell, Hongmi smiled slightly.
"This time, I won."
Abu didn't understand what Hongmi said and just smiled politely.
BP, start!
"Crocodile."
At first hand, Redmi chose to press down the crocodile without hesitation.
Smeb's crocodile is very ferocious. He has basically never lost since the summer season. The pressure on people during laning phase is quite high.
Moreover, Crocodile can support the early curve very well. Even if Xu Yuan in the bottom lane chooses to develop AD, Smeb will help him delay until he develops.
This is not good news for WE.
"Big tree."
Abu didn't think too much and directly took down WE's big tree in the first hand.
"Oh my god! This is the first time I see EDG taking the initiative to move a tree!"
"It's normal, right? Smeb is very strong now. With a strong top laner, they don't need to treat Maokai as a treasure anymore."
"Big Tree: You used to call me Little Tree, but now you call me Twisted Tree Spirit! Humph!"
As we all know, EDG recruited Treant and asked him to play top lane.
EDG's Treant is also a classic hero.
Basically before Smeb, every EDG top laner may not be able to do anything else, but the only skill that was undoubtedly their signature skill was Maokai.
And now EDG actually took the initiative to press down the big tree, which makes people sigh that time flies and the past is gone forever.
But there is really no problem for Abu to press Maokai. After all, in this version of the bottom lane, Maokai can serve as a very good front row.
Moreover, its consumption and recovery capabilities are very good, so it will not be at a particular disadvantage against anyone.
...Otherwise, why do you think EDG likes to play?
Abu:
No one understands big trees better than me!
"Clockwork."
In the second hand, Hongmi chose to target Scout in the middle lane and directly pressed down the Clockwork.
In fact, strictly speaking, the one that both sides should target most is AD.
After all, in the Censer version, AD is the most important.
Even if it is not aimed at AD, it must be targeted at the support.
But then problems arise.
For EDG:
What's your descent?
We have Xu Yuan!
Therefore, EDG doesn’t care about WE’s bottom lane at all and has great confidence in Xu Yuan’s abilities.
As for WE...
Targeting Xu Yuan?
It's useless!
This is the biggest problem.
If it is true that Xu Yuan can be targeted by just moving a few heroes, Hongmi will not have any fluke mentality and will move them directly.
However, the problem is that Xu Yuan’s hero pool is too deep!
In this case, even five ADs still cannot limit Xu Yuan's performance.
Then this kind of relocation is equivalent to ineffective relocation.
For Hongmi, it is naturally impossible to use it on Xu Yuan.
One is too disdainful to move, the other is that it is useless even if you move.
So neither side targeted AD.
Redmi's second move against Clockwork was to restrict Scout. He wanted to open up the rhythm from the mid and jungle as much as possible.
After all, there is one Smeb and one Xu Yuan.
The pressure on people is quite great!
Fortunately, Mingkai doesn’t have such exaggerated suppression power.
"Gallio."
EDG pressed Galio in the second hand.
After Galio’s death, Prince’s priority is still there, but he is no longer the only one.
Hongmi knew that the mid and jungle had a chance to break through, and how could Abu not know that too?
“Lulu.”
In the third hand, Redmi chose to press Lulu.
For EDG, the combat effectiveness displayed by relying on Lulu's system is really fierce. Several times they beat SKT were because of the fat AD, and when the AD became fat, Lulu became very terrifying.
Redmi naturally cannot leave such a problem.
"Skateboard shoes."
Abu spoke in a deep voice and took off his skateboard shoes.
There is nothing much to say about this move.
In theshy's words:
Anyone on the red side who doesn’t move skateboard shoes is an idiot.
Entering the player selection stage, the BP of both sides suddenly became faster.
This is also a BP method.
Through fast BP, the opponent's coach's thinking time can be shortened, thus forcing the opponent to make forced mistakes.
Redmi grabbed Luo right away.
The strongest combination in the summer season right now is undoubtedly Lulu and Skateboard Shoes. However, after Lulu is gone, Luo with Censer and Stone Contract is also a good choice.
And compared to Lulu, Luo is more offensive.
Although he had no intention of targeting Xu Yuan, it would be useless after all.
But that doesn’t mean Hongmi doesn’t want to get stronger heroes for his bottom lane team.
Mystic is no rookie either.
If you get a comfortable combination, you may not necessarily lose in the bottom lane.
Of course, Redmi is very clear.
If EDG takes down Rakan first, then they may not necessarily choose Xayah.
After all, Xu Yuan has used Xia in eight games in the summer season.
He is an absolute Kasumi fanatic.
The winning rate is a terrifying 100%!
So before the game, he had already thought about this step.
Just to set a trap for EDG!
"Do you dare to take it? Xia."
He whispered softly, his eyes sharp.
Luo's priority in Hongmi is higher than Xia.
At the same time, he also has a good combination with Rakan to fight against Xayah.
Hongmi was a little curious.
Now... when it is obvious that WE has a combination that can restrain Xu Yuan from taking Xayah, will Xu Yuan still take Xayah?
Abu frowned.
This move is undoubtedly a very tricky and obvious trap.
Hongmi knew that EDG had confidence in Xu Yuan's Xanadu.
But he was more confident that his combination would definitely win.
So he used this as a raft and faced EDG head-on!
The target is directly aimed at Xu Yuan.
"Here Redmi directly took Rakan, EDG should take Xayah, right?"
Miller looked at this BP and also felt that EDG should take Xayah.
After all, Xu Yuanxia's winning rate is 100%.
But Colonel Guan suddenly frowned.
"I feel like something's not right."
He spoke in a deep voice.
"The fact that EDG will have Xayah is definitely in Redmi's sight. He can easily kill Xayah during the BP and force EDG to move Rakan."
"This should be the biggest benefit, because Xu Yuan's Xia is what WE needs to deal with."
"But he chose Xayah and Rakan, and then stole Rakan, as if he was deliberately letting EDG pick Xayah."
"It's impossible for Hongmi to make such an unreasonable mistake. He must have an ADC choice that can fight against Xayah, and he can definitely win the line!"
"If EDG wants to pick Xia now, they will probably fall into Redmi's trap! This is a trap!"
Colonel Guan had some understanding to some extent, and since Hongmi had never concealed his thoughts, he naturally saw through it.
After his analysis, EDG fans in the barrage also began to worry.
"So what should we do now? If EDG doesn't pick Xayah, WE will definitely be able to get Xayah and Rakan, which will give them an infinite advantage."
"But if you choose Xia, you will most likely be countered! This is what Hongmi is planning!"
"It's over!!! The Abyss God is being targeted !"
On the court, Abu looked solemn and kept thinking.
He walked behind Xu Yuan and spoke hesitantly.
"Xiao Yuan..."
If you choose Xia, it means being targeted.
If you don't choose it, it will be more difficult to beat if the opponent brings out Xayah and Rakan.
Abu is now full of regret, he feels that he has fallen into Hongmi's trap.
"It's fine."
In the somewhat silent voice, the handsome young man spoke with a smile in his voice.
"Don't they want to see my Xia?"
"Then, show them!"
Xu Yuan has never been afraid of being targeted.
Only the strong will be targeted, and the opponent's targeting is a recognition of him.
He has absolute confidence in his Xia.
Xia might have a counter.
However, in front of Xu Yuan's Xia...
Sorry, he thinks not.
"Take your pick, coach."
"My Xia counters everything."
As calm as ever, yet revealing a strong self-confidence.
Abu was shocked and took a deep breath.
"good!"
EDG chose the next two, Xayah and Janna.
Take out the bottom lane group directly!
This is a very risky thing to do in S7.
Generally, in order to prevent the bottom lane group from falling too far behind, they will take one in the first round and another in the second round.
Unless you think you can't get into the second round, this won't happen.
However, Xu Yuan's words made Abu realize.
Sometimes, it may be more important to trust the players than to blindly believe in the counter relationship.
Since Xu Yuan thinks his Xia can fight everything, then just pair him with a support that has the strongest ability to protect people after Lulu.
Wind girl!
"Oh, you really dare to take it?"
Hongmi was a little surprised and chuckled.
"Small cannon, Karma."
After WE’s second and third moves, their true colors were finally revealed.
Small cannon.
Xu Yuan had no extra expression and thought to himself, as expected.
There aren't many ADs he can think of that can make Xia uncomfortable.
Draven, this can be ruled out.
Even among professional AD players, Draven is not played very often.
Please note that being able to play well here does not refer to RANK, but being confident in winning in professional competitions.
Mystic didn’t play Draven much.
The only ones left are Varus and Tristana.
Generally speaking, small cannons are better.
When paired with Luo, at level 6, as long as Luo is strong enough, he can basically jump into the face and evaporate Xia.
Currently, Xia is not the strongest in the laning phase until her level and CD are up.
Tristana is a hero who can deal huge damage in the early game through the explosive sparks of her E skill.
As long as the levels are similar, Tristana can target Xia.
It was not until she had all three pieces of equipment that Xia had some ability to resist.
However……
"That's when the levels are about the same."
Xu Yuan whispered softly.
"Sure enough! Redmi here directly took down Tristana and Karma. The bottom lane group should be Tristana and Garro. It's really hard to fight against Xayah in this lane. If she's picked off at level 1, she'll have to use her skills!"
Colonel Guan looked stern.
Xia has a life-saving ability, but that's after she reached level six.
With this combination, it is impossible to reach level 6 with Xia safely.
In the third hand, EDG chose Lucian.
Since WE took the initiative to choose Karma, in order to maintain the line rights in the middle lane, EDG must choose a stronger one.
And it just so happens that Scout played Lucian very well.
The jungler can be selected in the second round, so pick the mid laner first!
There is no such thing as Lucian kneeling down yet, so EDG fans are relatively relieved about this Lucian.
In the second round, EDG defeated Prince Olaf.
Although Galio is gone, the functionality of the Prince is still there.
Olaf is Condi's specialty hero, and his early game rhythm is also very strong.
And WE killed Sejuani and Elise.
Mingkai’s pig is still worth targeting.
As for spiders.
Their original intention was to make the bottom lane play 2v2 as much as possible, so they naturally didn't want EDG to pick Spider to play chess in the bottom lane.
In the fourth hand, it was EDG on the red side's turn to choose first.
Without hesitation, he took out the wine barrel.
Gragas and Lucian are also a very popular combination in the summer season, and the win rate is not low.
EDG no longer has Clockwork, so naturally they need to add a team battle hero.
Gragas' R can divide the battlefield, which is... very smooth.
WE took out Mantis and Kled in the last two moves.
Without the top lane Prince, Kled’s priority is very high.
But this was something Abu had already expected.
Smeb took down the Troll directly!
This thing is also Smeb's signature hero now.
The most played hero has changed from Rumble to Troll. It can only be said that Smeb really wants to win.
The lineups of both teams are formed:
Blue side WE:
Top Lane Kled
Jungle Mantis
Karma in the middle
The bottom lane group has Tristana and Gallo.
Red side EDG:
Top Troll
Wild Barrel
Mid Lucian
The bottom lane team is Xayah and Janna.
The game begins!